Thursday, December 08, 2016

Arkansas’ highest court on Thursday threw out a judge’s ruling that could have allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their children’s birth certificates without a court order, saying it doesn’t violate equal protection “to acknowledge basic biological truths.”

Well, that would be true, except for one teensy weensy little detail:

“There’s no requirement that DNA be given or that there be a biological relationship to a child to get on a birth certificate for a father, for the non-birth parent,” she said. “All you have to do is legitimize the child and you’re entitled [to have your name on the birth certificate], if you’re heterosexual."

So if you're straight, the court is more than happy to let you "ignore basic biological truths" but not if you're gay. That violates Equal Protection. Honestly, how hard can this be to understand?